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Changes over time for: SECTION 4


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Version Superseded: 31/12/2020
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Point in time view as at 01/03/2002.
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Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, SECTION 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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[SECTION 4U.K.JURISDICTION OVER CONSUMER CONTRACTS
Article 13U.K.
In proceedings concerning a contract concluded by a person for a purpose which can be regarded as being outside his trade or profession, hereinafter called “the consumer”, jurisdiction shall be determined by this section, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4 and point 5 of Article 5, if it is—
1.
a contract for the sale of goods on instalment credit terms, or
2.
a contract for a loan repayable by instalments, or for any other form of credit, made to finance the sale of goods, or
3.
any other contract for the supply of goods or a contract for the supply of services, and
(a)
in the State of the consumer’s domicile the conclusion of the contract was preceded by a specific invitation addressed to him or by advertising; and
(b)
the consumer took in that State the steps necessary for the conclusion of the contract.
Where a consumer enters into a contract with a party who is not domiciled in a Contracting State but has a branch, agency or other estalishment in one of the Contracting States, that party shall, in disputes arising out of the operations of the branch, agency or establishment, be deemed to be domiciled in that State.
This Section shall not apply to contracts of transport.
Article 14U.K.
A consumer may bring proceedings against the other party to a contract either in the courts of the Contracting State in which that party is domiciled or in the courts of the Contracting State in which he is himself domiciled.
Proceedings may be brought against a consumer by the other party to the contract only in the courts of the Contracting State in which the consumer is domiciled.
These provisions shall not affect the right to bring a counter-claim in the court in which, in accordance with this Section, the original claim is pending.
Article 15U.K.
The provisions of this Section may be departed from only by an agreement—
1.
which is entered into after the dispute has arisen, or
2.
which allows the consumer to bring proceedings in courts other than those indicated in this Section, or
3.
which is entered into by the consumer and the other party to the contract, both of whom are at the time of conclusion of the contract domiciled or habitually resident in the same Contracting State, and which confers jurisdiction on the courts of that State, provided that such an agreement is not contrary to the law of that State.]
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